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  2. Miscellaneous.

    So difficult is the art of cutting gloves that most of the principal cutters are known in the trade by name and by fame. ...

    Article : 217 words
  3. Hassam's Proverb.

    King Hassam, well beloved, was wont to say, When aught went wrong or any labor failed: ...

    Article : 121 words
  4. Two Hundred Years Ago

    stand in the gallery quaint and old, And there on the tapestried wall, I read the names of the knights and dames ...

    Article : 211 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,274 words
  6. World-Shaking Earthquakes.

    It is only within the past ten or twelve fears that seismologists have been able to record instrumentally the effects of earthquakes at long distances from the place ...

    Article : 433 words
  7. Wise Utterances.

    The best recipe for going though life in a commendable way is to feel that every body needs all the kindness he can get from others in the world. ...

    Article : 555 words
  8. DOCTOR AND PATIENT.

    A family doctor who has written some "confessions," tells an amusing story about himself: " I received a request to call from an old patient, who ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. Accurate Oriental Finish

    While wholly neglecting the laws of perspective. and the values of light and shade, Oriental artists have always striven above everything to secure accuracy of ...

    Article : 157 words
  10. Some Animal Habits.

    The zoologist is not satisfied with studying the physical structure of animals and their manner of life, but seeks also to trace the origin of habits and ...

    Article : 331 words
  11. Two Months with No Full Moon.

    The month of February, 1866, had no full moon. This extraordinary exception to the general rule is the more notable as, according to astronomers, there has been ...

    Article : 152 words
  12. The True Worker.

    The value of labor lies not in what is done—not in the kind of work we perform - but in the spirit in which we do it From the cleansing of the room to the ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. FROSTING FOR CAKES.

    Icing.—For the top of one mediumsized loaf of cake, break the white of one egg into a howl; beat it slightly, adding slowly, and beating all the ...

    Article : 632 words
  14. How Sea Birds Quench their Thirst.

    The question is often asked—" Where do sea birds obtain fresh water to slake their thirst?" But it has never been satisfactorily answered until recently. ...

    Article : 141 words
  15. The Strength of Song.

    Mr Albert Chevalier, in his recent volume of reminiscences, relates a charming story in connection with his famous song "My Old Dutch." While ...

    Article : 462 words
  16. Crossing the Bar.

    As Tennyson's nurse was sitting one day at his bedside, sharing to a degree the general anxiety about the patient, she said to him suddenly: ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. Women Who Have Lived as Men.

    The researches of doctors and scientists show that in all countries and in all ages there have been women who have spent a great portion of their lives as men ...

    Article : 558 words
  18. The Sikhs of our Indian Army.

    During an inspection by General Gaselee of some of the native regiments which had formed part of the relief force and Pekin garrison, the General had the native ...

    Article : 292 words
  19. How to Win Confidence.

    While the art of winning people's favor and confidence is, in many cases, a natural gift, like most of the good things in life, it may be acquired by those who ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. DECORATING THE DINING-ROOM.

    The idea that a dining-room should ah treated in a somewhat heavy and subdued style dies hard. Thus it is that a white and yellow dining-room is ...

    Article : 200 words
  21. Egotism of Youth.

    We ought to have this measure of charity for egotistical people—a willingness to suppose that they actually believe themselves to be what they as name to be ...

    Article : 189 words
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